Red-veined Dropwing (Trithemis arteriosa)

Red-veined Dropwing (Trithemis arteriosa)

The Red-veined Dropwing is one of an incredible 22 dragon- and damselfly species found on Socotra, which is quite a feat for an isolated island.


Åkervindel – Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Åkervindel – Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

På Fyrsteilene takler åkervindelen presset fra de innvaderene og menneskeintroduserte artene som gravbergknapp (Phedimus spurius) fordi den slynger seg raskt…


Åkervindel - Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Åkervindel – Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med sol, eller om du dytter…


Åkervindel - Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Åkervindel – Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Fyrsteilene har en stor bestand åkervindel og når de står i blomst kjenner du den milde og søfte duften når det er lite vind en dag med sol, eller om du dytter…


Heraclides torquatus

Heraclides torquatus

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…


Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…


Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Heraclides anchisiades)

Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Heraclides anchisiades)

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park has the river Paraguá as a natural border in the west, and on the shores of the river you'll see a large number of insect…


Rothschild’s Swordtail (Protesilaus earis)

Rothschild’s Swordtail (Protesilaus earis)

The different species of Protesilaus can be difficult to identify, but if you think of the thick black bars on the forewing as a barcode, you actually have a…


Napo Wildlife Center Lepidoptera 09

Kite Swallowtail (Protesilaus macrosilaus)

Large and very striking butterfly. Should be easy to identify one might think, but as allways there are many species with minute variations. I notice there is…


Strandvindel (Calystegia sepium)

Strandvindel (Calystegia sepium)

Etter avblomstringen står forbladene igjen som en hjerteformet pilpiss.